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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Baseball Notes
4/7/2003 12:00 AM | Baseball
April 7, 2003
SALT LAKE CITY -
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This Week
The Utes (14-16, 4-7) host Southern Utah (7-11) for a noon doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8, at Ute Field.
This weekend, Utah will host UNLV (26-9, 10-2) for a three-game series at Franklin Covey Field. On Thursday, April 10, the Utes face the Rebels at 3 p.m. Game time is 12 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12.
Utah Update
The Utes split with Albertson College last Tuesday before taking two from Air Force over the weekend. The third game of the series, which was to be played Sunday, was postponed due to snow. It will be played when the Falcons come to Salt Lake City in May.
Sophomore Matt Ciaramella hit .500 on the week with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
Senior Wick Udy leads Utah on the season with a .379 batting average, while sophomore Brett Sundberg is hitting .353. Senior Jake Jordison leads the Utes with 13 doubles, eight home runs and 25 RBI.
Scouting the Opposition
Southern Utah - The Thunderbirds (7-11), who play Brigham Young today, have lost seven straight (all at home), including four to Cal Poly and two to BYU. Southern Utah last played on April 1, falling 8-2 to UNLV.
The Thunderbirds are being out-hit .255 to .338 on the season. The Southern Utah pitching staff has a combined ERA of 7.45 on the year. Individually, junior Shelby Guest leads the Thunderbirds with a .371 batting average.
UNLV - The Rebels (26-9, 10-2), ranked No. 21 by Baseball America and No. 28 in this week's Collegiate Baseball poll, swept then second-place New Mexico 10-9, 7-6 and 7-6 last weekend. They face Cal Riverside tomorrow night.
UNLV is paced by sophomore Eric Nielsen and junior Brent Johnson. Nielsen, who boasts a .394 batting average, has 11 doubles on the season, while Johnson, who is batting .368, has 12. Both players have knocked six home runs apiece. Junior Fernando Valenzuela has a team-high 35 RBI.
As a team, the Rebel pitching staff has a 5.12 ERA, compared to the 7.48 of opponents. UNLV, which out-hits opponents .301 to .284, has 41 stolen bases on the season.
Quoting Head Coach Tim Esmay
"After last week's two-win performance over Air Force, we're hoping that the team will get on a roll and continue to play as well as we did there."
Series Notes
* Utah leads the all-time series with the Thunderbirds 83-49. Utah won 14-5 in an earlier meeting this season. The two teams were scheduled to play a three-game series in late February, but it was postponed due to rain. The series will be made up April 21-22 in Cedar City, with a doubleheader played on April 22.
* The Utes trail the all-time series with UNLV 29-57. Utah went 3-5 last season vs. the Rebels, losing the last three meetings of the season.
MWC Standings
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.UNLV 10 2 .833 26 9 .743 SDSU 8 4 .667 15 19 .441 New Mexico 7 5 .583 23 13 .639 BYU 6 6 .500 13 16 .448UTAH 4 7 .364 14 16 .467 Air Force 0 11 .000 10 20 .333
Martinez Approaches Relieving Records
Sophomore reliever Brady Martinez earned his fifth and sixth saves of the season last week against Albertson College and Air Force. In 2 1/3 innings pitched, he struck out three batters and gave up two hits and no runs for a 0.00 ERA. He leads the Ute pitching staff with a 1.47 ERA in 11 appearances on the season.
Martinez now needs just two more saves this season to tie the school single-season record of eight. In addition, with one save last season as a freshman, he now has seven on his career -- just two away from the Utah record of nine.
Udy Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Senior Wick Udy was recently named to the watch list for the 2003 Johnny Bench Award, given to the nation's top collegiate catcher. He was one of 32 athletes on the list, which is compiled from information based on 2002 season and 2003 pre-season honors, and will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists on May 20. Udy, who currently leads the Utes in batting average, was the lone member of the Mountain West Conference on the list.
Westmoreland Named MWC Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17-23
Righthander Clay Westmoreland, a sophomore from Mesa, Ariz., was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17-23. In Utah's win over No. 19 Texas A&M, Westmoreland pitched five of seven innings as the Utes upset the Aggies 4-1 in College Station, Texas. He struck out four batters and allowed just two hits and one earned run over five innings before teammate Ben Buck closed out the game's final two innings.
Jordison Named MWC Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16
Senior first baseman Jake Jordison was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16 after posting a .455 batting average as the Utes swept Cal State Northridge, 5-4, 5-4, 7-5. In three games played, Jordison was 5-for-11 from the plate with a double, two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. Jordison's ninth-inning, two-run home run in game two gave the Utes a 5-3 lead and they held on for the 5-4 victory. He also had a two-run homer in game one.
Franklin Covey Field
Utah plays its home games at state-of-the-art Franklin Covey Field (15,500). The 13,000-seat facility (not including the general admission area), also serves as the home to Salt Lake's AAA baseball team, the Stingers, an affiliate of the reigning major-league champion Anaheim Angels.
On Deck
Utah hosts San Diego State for a three-game series next Thursday-Saturday, April 17-19, at Franklin Covey Field. All three games start at noon.
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